Haidari v R [2015] NSWCCA 126

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Haidari v R [2015] NSWCCA 126 Hearing dates: 3 February 2015 Decision date: 01 June 2015 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Johnson J at [2]; Hall J at [100] Decision: 1. Time extended to 23 October 2014 for the Appellant to file a Notice of Appeal. 2. Leave refused under Rule 4 Criminal Appeal Rules to rely upon Ground 1. 3. Appeal against conviction dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - Appellant convicted of riot at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre - identification of Appellant by client service officer employed at the Centre - identification partly from video footage of incident - whether officer's evidence was inadmissible as opinion evidence - no objection taken to evidence at trial - held was evidence of fact and not opinion - no miscarriage of justice demonstrated - Rule 4 Criminal Appeal Rules - leave refused - whether verdict unreasonable - challenge to reliability of identification evidence - verdict not unreasonable - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Rules Cases Cited: Dhanhoa v The Queen [2003] HCA 40; 217 CLR 1 Dodds v R [2009] NSWCCA 78; 194 A Crim R 408 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182 Geitz v R [2013] NSWCCA 289 Gonzales v R [2007] NSWCCA 321; 178 A Crim R 232 Libke v The Queen [2007] HCA 30; 230 CLR 559 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 363; 180 A Crim R 267 Parhizkar v R [2014] NSWCCA 240 Picken v R [2007] NSWCCA 319 R v Abusafiah (1991) 24 NSWLR 531 R v Ali; R V Amiri; R v Feili; R v Haidari; R v Parhizkar [2013] NSWSC 871 R v Beattie [2001] NSWCCA 502; 127 A Crim R 250 R v Drollett [2005] NSWCCA 356 R v FDP [2008] NSWCCA 317; 74 NSWLR 645 R v Marsh [2005] NSWCCA 331 R v Mostyn [2004] NSWCCA 97; 145 A Crim R 304 R v Moussa [2001] NSWCCA 427; 125 A Crim R 505 R v Smith [1999] NSWCCA 317; 47 NSWLR 419 R v Tripodina (1988) 35 A Crim R 193 Seltsam Pty Limited v McGuiness [2000] NSWCA 29; 49 NSWLR 262 Smith v The Queen [2001] HCA 50; 206 CLR 650 Tekely v R [2007] NSWCCA 75 WC v R [2015] NSWCCA 52 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ali Haidari (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms A Francis (Appellant) Mr G Farmer SC (Respondent)